Locked up / Die Zelle
Locked up / Die Zelle
September 16, 2013
Cristina García Rodero, Mental Hospital, Georgia 1995. © Cristina Garcia Rodero, Magnum Photos
At the heart of the exhibition is a walk-in reproduction of the cell mental patient Julius Klingebiel (1904–1965) inhabited at the Psychiatric Asylum in Göttingen. Throughout his twelve years in the institution, he painted the walls of his single cell with landscapes, animals, human figures, weapons and symbols. His imagery also touched on religious, political and technical themes. During his years in the cell – from 1951 to 1963 – Klingebiel continuously re-worked his images.
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Cristina García Rodero, Mental Hospital, Georgia 1995. © Cristina Garcia Rodero, Magnum Photos
Julius Klingebiel, Wall Paintings, 1950's, Göttingen 2012. © Hans Starosta
Marie Lieb, Untitled, Strips made of linen on the cell floor, 1897. Sammlung Prinzhorn, Inv.No. 1772